The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-04
AN EXTENsIvN DAIRY FARM.
Valuable Hints in Many Directions.

From Mirror aud Farmer, Manchester, n. H.
Away up in the northern part of New
Hampshire, where not many years ago
primeval forests stood, today is located
one of the finest dairies in New England.
The town in which it may be found is
Hazen's Mills, AN appellation synonymous
with enterprise, pluck, snap, square
dealing and signal success, for the Ha-
zen Brothers, l.. t. & l.. D., which it
suggests, have identified themselves
most thoroughly with many business
ventures in this vicinity and occupy
foremost positions here. Although the
work which they are engaged upon joint
ly this winter in the woods of this lati-
tude, employing an army of men, cav
alcade of horses and cattle and turning
out vast quantities of lumber, would
form the subject for highly interesting
article for the perusal of Mirror readers,
it is the Island View Farm, the proper
ty of Mr.. L. T. Hazen, that we shall
write about at this time. This farm en-
braces 400 acres, and by Mr.. Hazen's
courage it has been changed from a
wilderness to its present, In summer, de
lightful condition. Not content with
the vast proportions of his farm and the
accessories, to say nothing of the multi
plicity of demands from other direc-
tions, this ambitious, untiring proprie-
tor keeps yearly adding to his wide do
main and this year will clear couple
of hundred acres. Most all kinds of
live stock may be seen on this farm, but
cows are the chief inhabitants of the
barns. One hundred and ninety-seyen
head do they number, oe which III are
pure-bred Jerseys; then there are 10
grade Jerseys, few Holsteins and some
Ayrshires and Durhams. The pure
breds represent nearly all the fashiona-
BILE families, there being kindred OF St.
Heller, Victor, Stoke Pogis, Champion
of America, Lady Ives, etc. The most
superior animal in the herd is the bull
Minnie's Duke of Darlington, 1884. He
is four years old and was sired by Duke
of Darlington, the dam being Minnie of
Oxford 1906. He is a most perfect
specimen of the Rioter family, very
deep in body, with short legs, rich mel
low hide, exciting the admiration OF
everybody who sees him. He is most
excellent sire and stamps his get uni
formly with solid colors. In his veins
course blood-bearing germs of Eurotas,
Stoke Pogis and Marloram. His dam
tested 16 pounds of butter in seven days.
He represents the following noted butter
and milk individuals: Eurotas, us
pounds of butter in IL months and 8
days; Mary Anne of st. Lamberts, 80
pounds, 12l OF. in Z days; Europa, IL
quarts of milk per day; Alphea, "A qts.
of milk in a day Bomba, 213 lbs. OF but
ter in Z days.
For half of Minnie's Duke of Darling
ton over $1,000 has been refused. This
bull is great prize and SO Jersey breed
ers consider him. Other bulls IN TINS
herd are Fabyan 1914, 8 years old, sired
by Compo Boy, dam Lady Lorne;
yearling. Winners Lisgar, sired by
Winner, the dam being Daisy Morrison,
having a record of 25 lbs. II OF. OF but
ter in 7 days. A most excellent COW is
Matilda 1898, 16 years old. She has
tested 27 pounds of butter, and repre-
sents the Rioter Alphea and Stoke Pogis
families. Her dam, Matilda A, tested q
lbs. 81 o. of butter. Old Countess is
another fine COW. She is .19 years OF
age, is of the Victor blood and has
record of 10 lbs. Z OF. Pet Clover will
be remembered by many of our readers
as having once been leading member
of Hon. Warren F. DanielPs herd at
Franklin. Some time ago she came
into the possession of Mr.. Hazen. She
is a good one and ranks with those who
have produced 16 lbs. s OF. She is a
of the Albert-Pansy fam
ily. Lille Cross, by Hector, the dam
Lille Burnside, is a Victor Hugo daugh-
ter. II wears old and is within the
charmed circle as butter maker. Mr..
Hazen has an Ayrshire that has made
lbs of butter in day.
At this establishment of course large
number of calves are raised during each
year. All the bull calves are killed
when three days old except the very
choicest. The heifers are all raised.
Nearly all of the leading Jersey strains
are represented in the animals born here
although the majority are OF Signal
blood. The Jerseys receive daily 10
pounds of ensilage, II pounds of herds
grass and clover, quarts of bran. The
ensilage is all given at once. The grain
is rstioned out in two feeds. They are
fed at o'clock in the morning, watered
at 10 o'clock, ON warm, pleasant days
being allowed to 60 out in the yard to
drink, one man taking four COWS at
time. In rough weather they are water
ed in the barn. The water that they
drink is warmed. They are bedded with
saw dust and are kept carefully groom
ed. Great precaution is taken to pre-
vent the barn from being contaminated
by foul odors. As an experiment, this
season the grades are receiving 90 lbs.
of ensilage a day, in two feeds, the same
amount Of grain that the Jerseys get be-
ing given them. They have no hay fed
them. Mr.. Hazen is trying this manner
of feeding for test purposes. When the
cows are milked one man is kept con-
stantly busy carrying milk from the
barn to the creamery, and seldom II Is
that the whole yield of one COW is in
the barn. In milking, nine cows are
allowed to a man, and the hours are . a.
m, and 8 p. m, the year round. Mr..
Hazen is very particular upon this point
and three irregularities upon the part OF
employees cause discharge. Even If
there was lot of hay in the field all
ready to be got in, Mr.. Hazen says he
would not permit the milking hour to be
procrastinated. Each man has certain
cows allotted to him and milks no 9TH
ers. The milk is strained three times
into pals inches in diameter and 20
inches deep, 19 quarts being put in.
Then these cans are submerged In water
in tank Is feet long, p inches wide
and 20 inches deep. The tank contains
ice and the temperature of the water is
kept at IS degrees. The milk remains
in the tank "a hours, being then skim
med with dipper-shaped tunnell, hav-
ing no outlet at the apex. This tunnell
is inches across at the top and 6inches
deed. A long handle is attached to 1t.
The cream runs over the top of the
skinner after the apex is lowered sum-
ciently deep into the mix. Two pounds
more of butter to the 100 pounds Is OBJ
tanned from sour cream than from sweet.
For 48 hours the cream Is allowed to be
in temperature of from 90 degrees to
65 degrees. Mr.. Hazen's best customers
prefer butter made from sweet cream.
he makes both kinds. The butter from
sweet cream brings Is cents more than
the market quotations for that from
sour. This kind of butter, however,
does not keep 50 we'll As the other. Or
dinarily the patrons eat it within week
after it is made. Some keep it many
weeks by putting it in stone jars and
covering It we'll with brine. 1t win
keep al right thus treated for two
months. The sweet cream Is churned
when about six hours old. a Davis
swing churn Is used, motor power being
applied. The churning lasts 40 minutes,
85 swings per minute being the rate Of
speod 10 which the cream ID submitted